About

Aida Grovestins was born in the Netherlands and studied History and Political Science at the University of Amsterdam.

After many years working for different public news and current affairs channels in the Netherlands, she started in 2009 to develop and produce documentary films independently and in collaboration with third parties.

Since 2014 she is a freelancer covering the African continent from her base in Dakar, Senegal. She directs and produces videos for NGO’s and international organisations and produces (multi)media stories for news outlets. She films, records, writes, edits her film, radio and (multi)media productions independently.

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“ Aida produced two great videos for the Feed the Future project I manage. Both were designed, planned and executed with very tight deadlines and filming was done in difficult field conditions with a minimal technical team. Camera work and photography are of very high technical and esthetical quality. The end product captures the spontaneous reactions of the farmers, yet is edited by Aida into a very clear storyline that has had a strong impact on a variety of audiences - from US officials to local farmer leaders. I strongly recommend her for the quality of her work and good collaboration we have had. - Jean-Michel Voisard, Chief of Party of Engility Corporation| FEED THE FUTURE - Directeur de projet in Senegal. ”

“ 'Quitte le Pouvoir': "What an empowering and uplifting film. I was left with the feeling that the whole project seems to have brought everyone involved closer to the world in which they wish to live. The film shows just how much is within our grasp and that, if we set out decisively on our path, with a long-term commitment to our goal and a determination to serve the people, we can achieve anything. Thank you for the inspiration. ”